FLAMEWAVE MUSIC and FLAMEWAVE PRODUCTIONS evolved
into FLAMEWAVE INTERNATIONAL during the course of the LOW PROFILE recording partnership with Steve Garden. Five recordings were released
between 1983 and 1987 with the support of James Moss and Jayrem Records, with Moving Lines 1 being
released on Ode Records. This page is dedicated to the memory Mike Farrell, Matthew Brown and Jann Rutherford,
participants on these recordings who are no longer with us.

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Lights On/Modern Homes

Phil Bowering: Hiatus FR1

Wolves of Power FR1B

Quiet Streets FR2

Elephunk in My Soup FR3

Protons single released on Mike Alexander's Bunk label in 1981 (Bunk 005). A clip was made at TVNZ's Avalon studios shortly before
the Protons disbanded.

Album of instrumental compositions recorded in December 1981 and released on cassette in early 1982. A mixture of ambient,
meditative and experimental pieces.

1982 anti-nuclear single released to coincide with a visit of the USS Truxtun to Wellington. Recorded during
a previous visit of the same ship. Backed with Mutants (as a result of nuclear fallout).

Album released in 1983.
The clip of the track Glass Cage was made on location by independent filmakers
for the TVNZ programme Radio With Pictures and broke new ground.

This highly acclaimed EP was released in New Zealand in 1984 and Australia in 1985.
The entertaining clip of the title track Elephunk was a finalist in the 1984
New Zealand Music Awards.

The Cutting Edge FR4

Simon Says FR5

Elephunkin' FR6/FMC6

Moving Lines 1 SODE279

Psychedelia Grooves

Released in 1986 on the Flamewave International label as a 12" single with a dub mix, The Cutting Edge
was described as a "cauldron of swirling, whirling polyrhythmic funk" in one review.

EP released in 1987 with a clip of the "sensible radio airplay version," Simon Says included a "slightly bent but equally
enjoyable version" and a new version of Elephunk called Elephunkin'...

Album released in 1987 featuring some of New Zealand's finest musicians, including Mike
Farrell, Brian Smith, Debbie Harwood, Annie Crummer and Betty-Anne Monga.

Album of instrumental compositions featuring Jann Rutherford, Michelle Scullion and Roger Sellers. Originally recorded
as two programmes for the Radio New Zealand series Crosscurrents.

Released in 2004, Psychedelia Grooves marked a return to the spontaneous, exploratory and satirical spirit which informed the
best of Phils earlier work.